1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 650 703 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 941 203 590 Average size of farm .......acres.. 323 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 259 256 1 093 428 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 023 3 814 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 412 79 505 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 158 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 620 650 acres.. 197 119 189 874 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 584 622 acres.. 192 873 179 316 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 50 acres.. 1 935 1 848 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 734 85 546 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 822 121 686 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 103 943 63 336 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 791 22 210 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 107 $100,000 or more .................... 238 190 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 769 69 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 616 99 230 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 379 429 Other ............................... 271 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 369 200 days or more ................... 205 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 142 number.. 10 630 16 013 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 38 number.. 897 601 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 42 number.. 1 812 2 465 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 137 number.. 9 383 17 010 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 82 number.. 38 684 27 450 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 86 number.. 64 073 49 183 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 27 number.. 480 649 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 21 number.. 3 215 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 159 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 374 440 acres.. 101 445 102 365 bushels.. 14 302 560 12 328 593 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 74 acres.. 2 513 2 686 tons, green.. 52 758 45 390 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 24 acres.. 3 999 1 178 bushels.. 265 078 45 610 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 354 411 acres.. 77 811 60 513 bushels.. 3 547 633 2 438 976 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 230 acres.. 6 414 8 064 tons, dry.. 18 447 25 475 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 28 acres.. 670 1 625 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.